Combined brush and comb



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

JOHN ZIELISKO, TORONTO, ONTANIO, CANADA.

COMBINED BRUSH AND 00MB.

Specification of Letters Patent. /Pafented Dec. 231,

Application filed June 8, 1918, Serial No. 238,869. RenewedApril 8,1920. SveriaLNo. 372,344.

T0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN ZinLrsiro, a subject of the King of England, residing. at Toronto, Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Brushes and Combs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in toilet articles, particularly those used for combing and arranging the hair.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a combined hair brush and comb, in which the latter element is normally contained within a recess formed within the brush and extensible for use in a ready and convenient manner.

This object isv attained by the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the brush backing and handle, the cover plate being removed.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the same, the cover plate being shown in position, and

Fig. 3 is a similar plan view to that in Fig. 1, but showing the comb in an extended, operative position.

The bristles 10 of the brush are engaged in the usual manner within a backing 11,

with which is formed an extending handle 12, while normally disposed over the backing and4 handle, is a plate cover 14, also having a cooperating handle 15, the cover being engaged to the lower elements by a plurality of screws 16 or like fastenings.

Formed in the upper surface of the backing is a substantially rectangular recess or cavity 18 extending through one of the edges 19, suited to slidably receive the comb 20, 'provided with ordinary teeth 21, the end teeth 22, being relatively wider than those intervening as is usual. v

Engaged with the back 2O of the comb are a pair of lugs 24 and slidable in openings formed therein, is a rod 25, pivoted to a link 26, at the end adjacent to the handle, the link in turn being pivoted to a lever 27 also pivoted at its opposite end, upon a pin 28 set in a recess 30, having converging edges, the bottom of the recess being in the same plane as that of the main recess 18.

Rigidly engaged upon the bar 25 is a clip 3 2, in whichds pivoted the longer end 3310i? alever having a handle 34, the lever being pivoted upon a pin 35, set within the recess 18, while the handle 34 passes through a recess 36, formed in the backing and extending outwardly from the main recess 18.

A iiat spring 38, is engaged by the fastenings 39 within the recess 18 to the inner edge thereof, opposite the comb 20, the spring being bent rentrantly and formed with a curved portion 40, making contact with the rod 25, opposite to the comb, and normally pressing the same outward into operative position as shown in Fig. 3.

From the foregoing, it will be obvious that upon actuating the extending lever 34, moving the same toward the handle of the brush, the comb will be retracted as shown in Fig. 1.

ln order to hold the comb against the action of the spring, when in an inclosed position, a pair of opposite disposed levers 44, having extending handles 45, vare pivoted on pins 46, set in the recesses 47, extending diagonally outward to the ends from the main recess 18. One of the inner forked ends 48 of the levers is engaged by a coiled tension spring 50, thus normally drawing the fork points 52 of the levers into operative engagement, respectively with an eXtension 53, formed at one end of the comb, and a V shaped slot 54 formed in the other. The extension 53 also makes contact with the internal projection 55, formed with the backing preventing the comb from being eX- tended unduly outward by the spring 38-40 when in an operative position.

From the foregoing it will be understood that in order to extend the comb it is first necessary to press the levers 45, releasing the points 52 from engagement with the ends of the comb, so that it may be extended by the action of the spring 40. If it be desired to use the brush only, the lever 34 is pressed toward the handle, causing the comb to retract within the recess, thus enabling either the brush or the comb to be used without coniiiction.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A hair brush having an upper and a lower plate, a recess extending between said upper plate and said lower plate, a comb mounted to move in said recess, lugs lsecured to the back of said comb, said plates being formed into a handle at one end of said brush, a rod sldable in said lugs, a lever pivotally mounted n said handle, a link connected between said lever and said rod, a clip rigidly secured upon said rod, and an extending` lever pivotally mounted in said recess, the inner end of said last-named lever being engaged with said clip, a spring rigidly mounted in said recess and urging said rod toward one 10 edge of said brush, recesses in the edges of said comb, and levers having extensions adapted to engage said last-named recesses being pivotally mounted in said rst-named recess.

In testimony whereof I have aiiXed my 15 

